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The causal relationship is that mouth leakage tends to dry-out the mouth (Xerostomia) by evaporating saliva while asleep. There are multiple factors which can cause Xerostomia and most of them are far, far more significant than mouth leakage under CPAP treatment.

Amongst other things, saliva regulates acidity in the mouth, and provides protection from bactaerial infection. It is the reduction in saliva that promotes dental decay issues..... so its not a direct impact from CPAP treatment, but rather an indirect consequence arsising from a limited and containable circumstance that may occur for some CPAP users.

You may find this citation useful...

http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/136/8/1121

Cheers,

Bill

Hi All,
I am back, My sleep study came I am servere apnea stop breathing 49 times on my side and 120 times on my back I ask him for a copy off it because it was to big of a report to remember he just continued to read it so did not get one.
I just can not win with this apnea.
The problem is now he told me to put my Cpap onto 14 pressure and to try that, because I was waking up suffocating, I can change the pressure.
But I am being told to do things but not how to do it, I tried to open my mouth but it was just filling up like a balloon so I put the pressure onto 8 the next night, when I got into bed I tried to open my mouth and let my stomach and air pipe fill up with air I could not breath.
I let out a big exhale and the air stopped but I could here the Cpap making a breathing sound in out in out but it was not insink with my breathing and there was still no air coming into my mouth.
Could anyone please tell me what I am suppose to do and how it should feel and what the Cpap should do, when I ask these questions I get told to get in bed and turn the Cpap on.
How do you use a Cpap?
And they would not let me use my (mouth guard)


Cheers,
Jim
P.S Sorry for taking so long to get back I have just about had it.